By the lnu complex fires which have burned more than 357,000 acres containment there when up to 33 and the czu lightning complex fires have burned more than 80,000 acres. In just over a week the fires have burned more than 800,000 acres altogether. Now in the Santa Cruz Mountains crews are quite literally fighting fire with fire. Crews are setting backfires to help protect felton and other communities in the san lorenzo valley just north of santa cruz kron fours rob fladeboe takes us there now for a ride to the fire ravaged felt an empire road. A spot at the time firefighters are gaining ground on the czu lightning complex fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Its hoped backfires here along felt an empire road from upper fall creek to empire grade where one encounters many of those rocks and thick smoke will help keep the fire away from felton been lawman and neighborhoods in the nearby san lorenzo valley. And that way so when the main fire makes its way to the communities that are affecte
Contained. 80,000 acres of burned there so far. Cal fire is expected to give an update on the ccu fire any moment now. We are monitoring the briefing and will update you with any new information a bit later in the newscast. In the meantime, progress made by cal fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains may allow for people to return to their homes by early next week. More on that from ktvus jesse gary. Backfiring like they call it is under very specific conditions. We dont just use it for whatever. It is not just a random action. It is a very planned event that we use for the fuel. We bring that fire line to a safe area. Reporter late wednesday, cal fire cruise intentionally lit fires in the missive and make a brush fire, burning portions of santa cruz and san mateo counties. Firefighters are testing the viability, doing multiple controlled burns in the area bounded by l soil road to the south and how low road to the north. We want to contain the fuels between the control line and the main fire
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Alameda and contra costa counties is now the second largest fire in california history more than 367,000 acres have burned containment is up to 30 it is followed closely though by the l lightning complex in the north bay which has burned more than 360,000 acres in Sonoma Napa Solano lake and yolo counties containment their climb to 33 and the czu lightning complex fires in san mateo and santa cruz counties has burned 81,000 acres with containment reaching 21 altogether these fires have burned more than 800,000 acres, lets start with more details from cal fire on each of these complex fires, the largest one were monitoring. In terms of acreage is the scu lightning complex fire 5 people have been hurt in that fire. So far it spend the least destructive in terms of Property Damage, 20 have been destroyed 6 have been damaged but more than 20,000 structures are still threatened the second largest wildfire burning right now in anchorage and 3rd largest in state history is the lnu lightning c
Again im peter w. Watching al jazeera live from our Global Headquarters here in doha also coming up. No punishment. Will bring our loved ones back. The man responsible for killing 51 people with 2 mosques in new zealand is sentenced to life with no chance of parole. Also bracing for the worst hurricane laura heads towards texas theres a warning storm surges could be unsurvivable. The u. S. Vice president mike pence is use the 3rd night of the Republican National convention to praise Donald Trumps record on the economy and law and order mr pense was speaking to a crowd of about 100 people at the Fort Mchenry National monument in maryland he criticized the democratic president ial candidate joe biden for attacking america and said the country would not be safe under his leadership mr biden also focused on trumps commitment to freedom and ambition. The American People know we dont have to choose between supporting Law Enforcement and standing with our africanamerican neighbors to improve